NZPhotographer Issue 61, November 2022

I am an enthusiastic amateur. I have been keen on photography ever since my
purchase of a Canon FTb in the early 1970’s when working on ships. My camera
these days is a Canon EOS 7D (mark 1) with a range of lenses. Having joined
the ranks of the Covid period ‘retirees', I now have more time to further develop
my skills and extend my photographic portfolio across landscapes and birds in
particular, especially now that the world is re-opening to travel.
FALKLANDS ISLAND PENGUIN ROOKERY
In late 2018, I was lucky enough to be on an expedition to the South Atlantic and
the Antarctic and called into the Falklands Islands. Whilst there, I visited Bluff Cove,
a penguin rookery with breeding pairs of Gentoo and King penguins. The timing of
our visit was right for the incubation and hatching of the chicks.
The four shots in this mini-portfolio attempt to capture some of the isolation and
grandeur of the site and the magnificence of these birds.
Following the shoot, I sampled the locally made Diddle-Dee berry jam with
a warm cuppa! From the Falklands, I travelled further south to the Antarctic
Peninsula, where photographic opportunities abounded around every corner.
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